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monsterlures |
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Posts: 255 | So, i intend to use 150lb 7 strand wire for my leaders. Since i hate crimps, i would like to use fivure 8 knots, something that has worked very well for me so far Does 7 strand wire hold up as well as 49 strand wire when you make a knot? | ||
Zinox |
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Posts: 1100 | My experience is that the 7 strand gets kinked way way faster than the 49 strand. Beside that i have the best result regarding high breaking loads, with crimps rather than knots | ||
erico |
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Location: Hayward WI | Here's what I do with 130lb 7-strand. Never had one break and since they are so cheap to make I just change them out if kinked. http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/videos/10.05.2012/5518/-Strand.lead... | ||
Beastly Backlash |
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Posts: 145 | Interesting technique for tying that 7 strand wire. But, crimping still seems so much quicker and simpler then tying. | ||
TannerAE |
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Posts: 72 | figure 8 knot, take it with a grain of salt cause i actually just tried it yesterday but it seems strong and it is very easy to tie | ||
esoxone |
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Posts: 424 | Hi,Folks !!! I've found these videos : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yatC6qOWVug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_XPTcbmgNw just a suggestion and nothing else ( you just have to adapt that method to the wire diameter you usually use to make your wire leaders ) esoxone | ||
Tommis |
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Posts: 841 Location: Southwest PA | If you really dont want to crimp, a figure eight should be fine. Another knot (can't recall name) to consider is tied as follows: Double the wire to form a loop and pass that through the eye of the swivel/ring/snap. Pass the doubled wire through the loop and tighten around eye of swivel/ring/snap forming a half hitch on the swivel/ring/snap. Tie an overhand knot in the main line, both the main line and the tag end of the loop should be tied into the overhand knot. Tighten and trim. I would post pictures, but I have no seven strand to demonstrate with. I learned about this knot from the interweb. Let me do some research to see if I can find a link... | ||
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